Kelly of the Phoenix
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Depends on how nitpicky you want to be.
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Satanists denied opening prayer for the third time in Boston.
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Kelly of the Phoenix
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The theistic satanists I’ve had the pleasure of talking to have always been more moral than Christianity
Kelly of the Phoenix
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Only hypocrites do public prayer. — Jesus
74x12
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It really comes down to motive. What is your reason for public prayer. Jesus did not say that only hypocrites do public prayer.
Shadow Wolf
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True. He said they have had their reward in the form of their public glorification, and that it's better to pray in a closet/away from the view and glory of others.
74x12
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Yet in Matthew 5:16 Jesus says to let your light shine before men do your good works where others can see so people will glorify God. So what's the difference? It's in motive. Are you praying in front of everyone so they can see how good you are or is it so people can see how good God is?
In John 11:42 Jesus claims he is praying for the sake of everyone listening; but his motive is to glorify God not to show off.
Shadow Wolf
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The city council has shown they are doing it to show how good they are. Except they aren't being good about it.
74x12
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Well maybe ... but they could also just sincerely believe that if they honor God then God will give them success in their endeavors.
Shadow Wolf
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What Christian, follower of Christ, or what have you, has not believed this?
Kelly of the Phoenix
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The problem is that Jesus is lying because Satan never lies and only killed with God’s command in the Bible.
Kelly of the Phoenix
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Jesus doesn’t mention any exceptions.
Kelly of the Phoenix
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No, it makes Jesus a hypocrite. He does it often.
How can that be? Going by your reasoning, this is a female country since majority of the population are women, but Christianity is patriarchal religion. That is a contradiction.